Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Danzler (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Danzler. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Danzler is located in Blount County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Cullman, Etowah, Jefferson, Marshall, Saint Clair, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Danzler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danzler:
- Blount County (The home county of Danzler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Reid's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Smoke Rise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Warrior
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- County Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Dallas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Selfville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Adville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Compton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Black Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Kimberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Majestic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Robbins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Masseyline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Sayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crosston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gardendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Argo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Margaret
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Turnbough Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
- Saint Clair Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Acmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Moody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <1>
- Woodland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Creel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Sumiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <1>
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Sipsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Dora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Burnwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Burrows Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Red Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Quinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Arley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Slick Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danzler, see our County-by-County Page for Danzler.
Cemeteries Near Danzler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danzler.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Danzler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danzler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrior Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elvester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- The Little Vine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160589 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Danzler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Danzler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danzler, with the one closest to Danzler listed first.
- Reid's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Sloan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sloan is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Arkadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Warrior
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Coaldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Blount Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Robbins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Selfville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Powellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danzler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danzler.
Newspapers Published in Danzler ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danzler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danzler, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danzler.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Danzler:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Blount County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cullman County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Danzler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Danzler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |